How to Pronounce "incarcerated"
word
ˌɪnˈkɑɹsɝˌeɪtɪd
in-KAR-ser-ay-tid
ɪnkˈɑːsəɹˌeɪtɪd
in-KAH-suh-ray-tid
Definition
To be kept in prison as punishment for a crime, or detained in a place as a form of restraint.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌɪnˈkɑɹsɝˌeɪtɪd
British English
ɪnkˈɑːsəɹˌeɪtɪd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-KAR-ser-ay-tid
UK
in-KAH-suh-ray-tid
Listen in Context
He was incarcerated for ten years.
Many incarcerated people hope for a second chance.
She was wrongly incarcerated.
He spent most of his youth incarcerated, but turned his life around.